S-awc pump has a corrodible housing and is placed in an area that is exposed to salt and water from the rear passenger-side wheel. The placement of the pump is a design flaw and has LED to severe corrosion of the pump housing and failure of the pump. The failure of the pump completely disables both the active center differential and the active yaw control systems, both of which are intended to assist the driver in controlling the car under adverse handling situations.
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart transmission problems
17 complaints (77% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 57,200.
- owner complaints
- 17
- of this car's complaints
- 77%
- typical mileage
- 57,200
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Mitsubishi lancer dct470 sst transmission recall - my transmission lost even gears while driving home from work. The car selected a lower gear and the check engine light turned on. I pulled over to troubleshoot and eventually made it home. This costly repair forced me to buy another car and have since left the repair unattended. This is a known manufacturer defect. The problem is so common that a petition was started to help those others that were also affected by this issue. The problem is a shift fork magnet becomes dislocated from the bracket and will not allow the transmission to select even gears. In order to repair, a specialist must disassemble and rebuild the case. It is not caused from any maintenance neglect nor driving habit or abuse. It can occur in all models with this specific transmission. It is a worldwide issue including canada & australia. I have not yet repaired my personal transmission and hope to do so in the future. The car has been parked since the incident occurred. Maybe with your help mitsubishi can rectify this problem for me, all those affected, and prevent it from happening to future owners. Please note I'm not alone in this issue and more people will come forward https://www.change.org/p/miguel-melendez-all-mitsubishi-lancer-sst-dct470-w6gda-transmission-should-be-recalled
Takata recall since I bought the car the acd pump has been fine. Back in september the red triangle came on and I did some research to find out what it meant. I barley drive the car because of the issue. It seems several other people have had this problem too. Mitsubishi wants to charge me $800-$1200 to fix it. I refuse to pay this amount after seeing everyone else has this same issue.
I was driving to work and the car started acting strange. It would only switch to select gears. I took it straight to a mitsubishi service where they informed me that transmission was failing. Then they told me it would cost $12000 to repair. They also said the car needs a new awd differential pump but that would be free. Upon my research and what one of the techs told me awd pump can screw up the transmission. How can they not cover the cost of repair for transmission if a faulty part caused it.
As I was driving my car it began to jerk I pulled over and shut the car off when I started it again the awc light came on and was not functioning after when pulling off I noticed the car did not want to shift gears unless in manual for so the sst had failed on me
4wd service required light popped up immediately when accelerating. Acd pump may have failed. Mitsubishi does not cover this as it is not "part of the drivetrain". Can be dangerous when pump goes out.
I stopped at a light, the when I went to make a left turn my dash began to flash a "service required" light at me. After doing some investigation, it turns out that it is an extremely well known and unaddressed issue with the car's acd pump failing. It's a design flaw that costs thousands of dollars to fix, but failure of the part is practically guaranteed. Why there's no recall yet is completely ridiculous.
I started my car the awc selection light started flashing. As I drove it stopped flashing. Then the awc service required light came on I brought it to the dealer they turned the light off said it was a ecu update. As it got warm out it came on periodically but would turn off. Every time I brought it to the dealer they couldn't duplicate the problem. Now the light has come on and stayed on. The codes are for pump failure.
Awc pump failed after about 20,000 miles in the car. Problem seems to be very common for the evo x and realliart models 2008 and after. Car does not handle well with this setting and is not safe to drive in the winter because can't set to snow mode. Cost to replace is around $2k and mitsu keeps stating this is not covered by powertrain warranty and is a maintenance item. Never heard of a $2k maintenance items. There are numerous reports that state the cause of this is the wrong type of oil used and the fact that the part is not made of durable material causing rust and failure. Seems to be a design flaw. Please help.
I was pulling out of a parking spot and my awc light came on. I took it to the dealer and they told me that there was nothing wrong with my awd pump. I had to pay a $45.00 diagnostic fee for them to look at it. I am worried that the pump will eventually fail completely and I will out of luck. I know that the pump goes bad on these cars, as I have read a ton of different complaints about their ralliart/evo having the same issue.
Questions about the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart transmission
Does the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 17 complaints about the transmission of the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, 77% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 57,200 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart problems
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